Afro-Atlantic dialogues
Subtitle: anthropology in the diaspora
By: edited by Kevin A. Yelvington ; contributors, Faye V. Harrison ... [et al.].
Contributors: Yelvington, Kevin A., 1960-; Harrison, Faye Venetia.
Series: School of American Research advanced seminar series
Publisher: School of American Research Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Santa Fe
Language: eng
Number of pages: 501
Subjects: Ethnology -- Africa; Ethnology -- America; African diaspora; Africans -- Research; Africans -- America -- History; African Americans -- Migrations; African Americans -- Antiquities
Genres: Research.
Other titles: Afro-Atlantic dialogs
Description: "This book breaks new theoretical and methodological ground in the study of the African diaspora in the Atlantic world. Leading scholars of archaeology, linguistics, and socio-cultural anthropology draw upon extensive field experiences and archival investigations of black communities in North America, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa to challenge received paradigms in Afro-American anthropology."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Kevin A. Yelvington; title: The invention of Africa in Latin America and the Caribbean : political discourse and anthropological praxis, 1920-1940 / Kevin A. Yelvington; title: Seaming connections : artworlds of the African diaspora / Sally Price; title: On the miracle of Creolization / Richard Price; title: The "new world" surrounds an ocean : on the live dialogue between African and African American cultures / J. Lorand Matory; title: "Important truths" and "pernicious follies" : texts, covenants, and the Anabaptist church of Jamaica / John W. Pulis; title: "My mother dem nyus to plan' reis" : reflections on Gullah/Geechee Creole communication, connections, and the construction of cultural identity / Joko Sengova; title: African diaspora archaeology in dialogue / Theresa A. Singleton; title: Manhattan Africans : contradiction, continuity, and authenticity in a colonial heritage / Sabiyha Robin Prince; title: Collecting Puerto Ricans / Arlene Torres; title: Understanding "Africa" and "blackness" in Colombia : music and the politics of culture / Peter Wade; title: Commentary / Faye V. Harrison.